COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION“a stout of great contention”
We are not the harbingers of truth as some may suggest but it may indeed be argued that our brewing philosophy is tantamount to a dessert with a bellicose past. How, you may ask, would a brewery determine a likeness to hard-coated custard? Our response is simple; it’s all in the power of history, and of course, the extra finesse needed to top off a contentious treat with definition.

By comprehending the labyrinthine movement of time, one would not think it strange to trace the errant path of an ordinary object such as a cream dessert only to discover that it has been the cause of cultural disputes since the middle ages. The British founders of burnt cream and from Spain, crema catalana, both stand by their creative originality and we respect that, but it was the French Crème Brûlée, amid the strife of contention, that survived to represent our deliciously creamy brew.
9.6% abv • 25º plato • 195º L • 22 oz / 1/6 keg
2-row pale malt / dark caramel malt / vanilla bean / lactose sugar / kettle hops: columbus / aroma hops: horizon

Pours pitch black with a mostly receding tan head. Aroma is strong with vanilla, caramelized sugar and chocolate candies. Full bodied and sweet with soft carbonation. Quite sweet with too much vanilla for me, it tastes like a soda at times.

Enjoyed a 22oz bomber at Windy Corners. A rich dark brown color with substantial lush brown tan head. Aroma is subtle and intense all at the same time. Burnt coffee, caramel and vanillla bean are striking. Taste is of sweet caramel, caramelized sugar and deep dark chocolate. This is an exraordinarily rich beer. Truth in advertising; this is liquid creme brule. A bomber takes a table full of friends to enjoy. It is truly an after dinner dessert beer to round out an evening of fun.

Southern Tier Crème Brûlée is a brownish black ale with a dense, rich beige head that leaves incredible lacing. It has a very strong vanilla aroma that fills the room. Wowza! It’s quite sweet with a touch of roastiness. It smells like crème brûlée. It’s full bodied and quite smooth with a reasonably clean finish. It’s quite sweet and vanilla is the dominant flavor. There’s caramelized sugar in the taste with a nice bitterness at the finish. It tastes like crème brûlée. It makes for an awesome dessert beer.

GEEZ, dessert anyone. The nose on this one is amazing. I dont know of any desserts that smelll this good. Pours a dark dark brown with a head that goes away pretty fast. A mild nuttiness and a type of creaminess that comes across like one of those fancy flavored coffee creamers, like hazelnut or something. Interesting is the best word that i can descrbe this. Not bad, but not one of my favorites from these guys

Very dark brown in the glass with a generic-looking head, and not much of it. Astounding aromas of chocolate, butterscotch and butter. Pleasantly dry on the palate and on the finish, with a burnt sugar caramel flavor. Tastes a tiny bit artificial. I’m not sure I need a bomber of this, but it’s a creamy, respectable beer if you take it slow.

22 oz bomber. I had this last year and (falsely) remembered it being dark brown to black in color, but it’s actually more of a medium brown with unexpected hints of red. If I could give this beer more than 10 points for aroma I would... this may be the best smelling beer I’ve ever had. Lots of carmel, vanilla, straight up sugar... it smells like melted dulce de leche ice cream, if you can imagine that. Not as thick in the mouth as the nose would lead you to believe, but still pretty heavy. Taste is everything described in the aroma, with a bit of an alcohol bite and something that reminds me of well water... iron? Rust? Not sure. Very roasty flavor. As a whole this brew is pretty delicious. I’m not an expert on cellaring, but it seems the flavors could meld a bit and this would be better with some time in the bottle.

UPDATED: AUG 3, 2009 22oz courtesy of bmartin08 and wow. how you make a good imperial stout smell like candy and taste like creme brulee with a bitter roasted finish, i do not know. but they have done it.

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